FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 6, 2011Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed LAL by 6 after three quarters and won 98–92.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Bulls99
Hawks82
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +13; Q3 CHI +17; Q4 CHI +17
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Lakers92
Mavs98
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL -6; Q4 DAL +6
On this day · 2009–10May 6, 2010: 1 game. Top scorer: Dwight Howard (Magic-Hawks), 29 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Lakers-Mavs

Dirk Nowitzki scores 32 in Dallas win over Lakers

Derrick Rose goes for 44 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-4-6+6DAL AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2724212092
Mavs2918193298
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 33, 25, 20, 25, 33, 28, 24, 32DAL32 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 10, 29, 13, 20, 22, 15, 9, 23DAL23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Andrew BynumPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 17, 14, 11, 18, 18, 8, 18, 21LAL21 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 16, 13, 6, 13, 14, 15, 6, 18LAL18 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Bulls-Hawks · R2 · G3

Chicago controls Atlanta start to finish

Chicago won 99–82, leading by as many as 17 at a break. Derrick Rose led Chicago with 44 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Bulls-Hawks
G1 · @ CHIATL103–95G2 · @ CHICHI86–73G3 · @ ATLCHI99–82
Lead changes
Lakers-Mavs7
Bulls-Hawks0
The night in charts
Lakers-Mavs combined for 190, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-MavsLakers 92, Mavs 98
190
Bulls-HawksBulls 99, Hawks 82
181
DAL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Lakers-MavsLakers 92, Mavs 98
+6 DAL
Bulls-HawksBulls 99, Hawks 82
+17 CHI
Terry shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TerryDAL · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
DirkDAL · 32 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
63% (12-19)
TeagueATL · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
D-RoseCHI · 44 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
59% (16-27)
BynumLAL · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
Final · Lakers-Mavs
Lakers 92Mavs 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2724212092
Mavs2918193298
The story
Jason Terry's 23 points carried Dallas past Los Angeles, 98-92

For Los Angeles, Lamar Odom had 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 7-10 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 32-20.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +2−4−6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Hawks
Bulls 99Hawks 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2927241999
Hawks2320201982
The story
Taj Gibson had 13 points and 11 rebounds as Chicago beat Atlanta 99-82

Jeff Teague led Atlanta with 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 13 PTS, 11 REB · 5-9 FG

The swing

The Bulls won the second 27-20, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +6+13+17+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.2Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.2 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 21 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Reg. season avg4.3Last 3 playoff games

4.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.9 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.2Reg. season avg42.2Today

42 minutes today, against 32.2 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Derrick Rose leads the day with 44

Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 39, 36, 23, 15, 25, 24, 25, 44Bulls-Hawks · W
28.9 PPG playoffs to date · +17.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Feb 18, 1996: 44 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Career high44 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 33, 25, 20, 25, 33, 28, 24, 32Mavs-Lakers · W
27.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 10, 29, 13, 20, 22, 15, 9, 23Mavs-Lakers · W
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Andrew BynumPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 17, 14, 11, 18, 18, 8, 18, 21Lakers-Mavs · L
15.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 7, 10, 10, 0, 5, 10, 21, 21Hawks-Bulls · L
11.4 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 16, 13, 6, 13, 14, 15, 6, 18Lakers-Mavs · L
12.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST